Where does “intracoastally” come from?
intracoastally (English) comes from English intracoastal, from English coastal, from English coast, from Middle English coste, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
intracoastally (English): In an intracoastal manner
Definitions
- In an intracoastal manner
Ancestry of “intracoastally”, step by step
intracoastally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intracoastal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intracoastal | Within or near a coast |
| 2 | English | coastal | Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as... |
| 3 | English | coast | The edge of the land where it meets an ocean,... |
| 4 | Middle English | coste | — |
| 5 | Old French | costé | side |
| 6 | Latin | costātus | ribbed |
| 7 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |